POLARIS INTERNATIONAL SELECTS ALINE AS EXCLUSIVE COMPLIANCE TOOL
Polaris to use all Aline products to assist clients worldwide
MALVERN, PA, November 20, 2007 -- Business Intelligence International (BII), developers of the on-demand Aline™ Governance, Risk and Compliance plus Performance (GRC+P) platform, is proud to announce that Polaris International — an international affiliation of independent accounting and consulting firms — has selected the Aline line of products to assist clients with SOX compliance and internal audit.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Bob Goldstein
BI International
610-993-0100 / 877-ALINE-BII
bgoldstein@aline4value.com
POLARIS INTERNATIONAL SELECTS ALINE AS EXCLUSIVE COMPLIANCE TOOL
Polaris to use all Aline products to assist clients worldwide
MALVERN, PA, November 20, 2007 -- Business Intelligence International (BII), developers of the on-demand Aline™ Governance, Risk and Compliance plus Performance (GRC+P) platform, is proud to announce that Polaris International — an international affiliation of independent accounting and consulting firms — has selected the Aline line of products to assist clients with SOX compliance and internal audit.
Aline4SOX is a user-friendly Software as a Service (SaaS) solution for Sarbanes-Oxley Sections 404 and 302, allowing companies to automate and streamline the SOX process while reducing their total cost of compliance. The product enables users to document and assess the design of controls, track the testing of their effectiveness and easily locate and remedy any deficiencies.
“Working with BII and their Aline product suite gives Polaris members additional options for advanced SOX and Internal Audit compliance software solutions,” Julio Gabay, Executive Director of Polaris International said.
“We look forward to working with the Polaris International member firms and providing them with the Aline platform,” said Bob Goldstein, BI International Channel Sales Manager. “Our products will add value to their client engagements addressing SOX Compliance, Audit, IT Governance, ERM and Business Process Improvement initiatives.”
Aline4SOX provides companies with a single repository of all SOX data, dynamic update of standard deliverables, as well as integrated on-line project management reporting and powerful analytics.
The Aline4IA module for Internal Audit is tightly integrated with the Aline4SOX module and will provide BII’s clients with the ability to develop their overall audit plan. Combining the effort of SOX and non-SOX audits gives companies a single Audit Universe where activities required for the SOX program and other audits share a common framework. This provides an improved coordination of priorities and resources while combining all findings into a single data repository.
Aline4SOX, which was included earlier this year as a niche player in Gartner, Inc.’s Magic Quadrant Research Study for Finance Governance, Risk and Compliance Management (GRCM) Software, is the only on-demand solution proven to reduce the cost and time of SOX compliance by up to 50 percent and transform compliance into sustainable business improvement.
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About Polaris International
Founded in 1978, the Polaris International association consists of 200 independent member firms, with 300 offices and 9,000 principals and staff in 90 countries around the world. Members are independently owned firms with professionals who are actively involved in Polaris programs in order to better serve their growth oriented clients and meet the challenges of a borderless world. Polaris International members are leading firms in their respective locations, having approximately 5,500 professionals and a combined fee volume of nearly $US 500 million. Member firms worldwide have access to these resources for addressing the accounting and business requirements of their clients in a multi-state and international environment.
About Business Intelligence International (BII):
Business Intelligence International (BI International) is a global software and consulting company specializing in the development of web-based business-intelligence solutions to provide GRC + P functionality to companies of all sizes. Since 1996, BI International has provided robust, flexible and secure solutions to enable customers worldwide to cost-effectively manage their compliance, risk and performance initiatives.
Leveraging its Aline™ platform, BI International offers a suite of affordable yet powerful and easy-to-use tools that provide a single repository of data along with integrated analytics and standard reporting. This allows clients to gain real time visibility to critical information to identify key issues and driving critical decision-making. Visit www.aline4value.com for more information.
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